It is a shame to see the hotel industry clinging to an obsolete guest experience concept and being led by cookie-cutter-oriented, shareholder-driven hotel groups. Hospitality in these groups is dominated by a clonable, emotionless corporate template whereas it should be about love, kindness, and compassion. People want to feel loved. Trainers, if the corporate executives […]
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The E in Team
“Teamwork is required to achieve the ambitions of the Gulf nations and to provide prosperity and stability so that they can devote their time and effort to social and economic development and to avoid the spectre of war, which always results in the destruction of humanity.” – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum As we […]
Company Spotlight – REACH Mentoring
Tell us more about what you do? Reach is the first structured mentoring programme for women in the UAE and the firstnon-profit organisation to be registered at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). As a non-profit mentoring programme, Reach is provided to eligible mentees at no cost, to give aspiring female professionals access to well-established […]
Cross Cultural Factors In The Middle East
We are embarking on an era where the imperative transformation from an oil-based to a knowledge-based economy in the Middle East is incurring important considerations concerning different types of leadership towards that end. In the Gulf states, and particularly in the Emirates, the multiplicity of nationalities (involving both leaders and personnel to be led) offers […]
Video Interview: A Day In The Life Of Suha Mardelli – HR Director at Bayt.com
Tell Us More About Your Background? I grew up in Dubai and attended school here before returning back to Canada for University where I studied analytical chemistry and then did a degree in engineering. I then returned to Dubai in the 90’s to work for one of the big air conditioning suppliers here. It was […]
Education-To-Go
In today’s fast paced world where everything is done on the go, pre-packaged education that allows students to learn what they need when they want doesn’t sound that unrealistic. In fact, as ICT technologies continue to converge and digital content producers churn out online learning material in abundance, mobile universities may well be the reality […]
The Evolution of The Virtual Classroom
In the current fast phased world that we live and work in, as managers or business owners we always seek to raise the efficiency of our employees through training. But we all come across barriers such as employee time availability, work load and lack of equipped in-house training rooms. As a result we have all […]
The Learning Techniques Trend for 2015
Learning expectations and training techniques have undergone a sea change in recent times. The student/trainee expects to learn within the shortest time and at an affordable cost. It is this challenge that trainers and coaches have to meet. Has this gap been bridged? We need to examine what type of training and learning techniques are […]
Case Study: In Learning
Tell us your name and what you do: My name is Rohit Bassi and I have a passion to help people outperform themselves. I love to help people succeed in whatever they wish to do so. Many people say that I inspire them to do something bigger and greater than themselves. Tell us about your […]
Six Sigma And Online Training
While nothing can exceed the breadth, depth, and quality of direct in-person training, various factors can make it inconvenient. If your organization is serious about Six Sigma training, but finds it difficult to get everyone together for instructor-led training, then an online Six Sigma course is a worthy alternative. An online training program can give […]